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Bizarre Methods of Baby Detection: A Short History of the Pregnancy Test
... Fairhaven Health, 2018. The History of the Pregnancy Test from Rabbit ... Tests. [Online] Available at: https://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2015/06/history-home-pregnancy-test/396077/ ... www.womens-health.co.uk , 2018. A Short History of Pregnancy Tests. [Online] Available at: http://www.womens-health.co.uk/history-of-pregnancy-tests.html Bizarre Methods ...
dhwty - 17/03/2018 - 17:53
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“We Don't Need No Education!” – The History of Childhood
Over the last two millennia of Western civilization, the concept of ‘childhood’ has significantly evolved from one of a family-oriented perspective to that of the child-centered universe. Those of us who live in the Western world often take for granted what it means to have a healthy and happy childhood. After all, it was not so long ago that children were seen as young adults training for labor, apprenticeships, and farming.
B. B. Wagner - 27/05/2020 - 13:03
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Ending the Historical Atrocity of Virginity Tests?
... ruptures caused by strenuous activities. Now, the World Health Organization (WHO), aims to “ eliminate virginity ... industry supports the horrific act, the UK women’s health campaigner Nimco Ali has stated that the mutilation is ... and Society Organization has now gained the support of Health Secretary Matt Hancock, Home Secretary Priti Patel and ...
ashley cowie - 18/01/2021 - 23:55
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‘Historical Amnesia’ has led to forgotten achievements of Muslim culture
... of the Muslim culture to education, philosophy, health care and science. Contributions to education Perhaps ... medieval Europe. Photo source: Wikipedia Contributions to health care In 872 in Cairo, Egypt, the Ahmad ibn Tulun ...
aprilholloway - 04/11/2013 - 23:24
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Dance Macabre: How the Dead Danced with the Living in Medieval Society
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Medieval Attitudes to Women’s Medical Conditions Found in The Trotula
... reveals a great deal about how people perceived sickness, health, and the circle of life during the medieval era. The ... involved in the way medieval people perceived sickness and health, such as believing that certain ailments could be ... a divide between the way the Church perceived sickness and health, and the way that “scientific” practitioners of ...
Meagan Dickerson - 26/05/2021 - 15:04
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The Royal Touch: Could Medieval Monarchs Heal You With Their Hands?
... at least appeared as a carefully painted picture of good health. Thus, people believed that the King, himself ... benefiting from the Royal Touch, could also bestow good health upon them. Instances of The King’s Touch One of ...
Bipin Dimri - 18/10/2021 - 14:45
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The mystery behind the plagues that have killed millions
... without any apparent cause preceding and being in perfect health, they were taken first with an extreme ache in their ...
johnblack - 02/11/2013 - 04:40
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Spectacular Science! Lab-Grown Mini Neanderthal Brains Could Explain What Makes Humans Different
... also made some people more likely to suffer from certain health problems , such as psychological and neurological ... issues. Neanderthal genes have been connected to many health issues in modern humans. ( Deborah ...
Alicia McDermott - 13/05/2018 - 14:44
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Rare Chinese Anatomy Text Links Earliest Dissections and Acupuncture
... Ancient Chinese Daoyin tu chart for exercise to improve health and for the treatment of pain. Based on a ... Relief Acupuncture for the Iceman: Did Ötzi Get Inked for Health? The Famous Ancient Chinese Inventions of Zhang Heng ...
Ed Whelan - 02/09/2020 - 22:13
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Copper’s Ancient Healing Powers Are Only Now Being Understood
... believed that using bronze or copper drinking cups had health benefits, imparting medicinal properties. Copper was ...
Cecilia Bogaard - 08/08/2023 - 22:51
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Historic Wine Windows Reopen in Italy, What Could Possibly Go Wrong?
... historic architectural features. According to the World Health Organization Italy lost 35,000 residents in the first ... Roman villa to share its majesty once again The world’s health experts are telling us to “avoid alcohol ... you do not undermine your own immune system and risk the health of others. Perhaps over drinking is one of the factors ...
ashley cowie - 11/08/2020 - 00:11
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The Ugly History of Cosmetic Surgery
... was once considered as God-given, natural or a sign of health or a person’s good character. When beauty began to ... value as a culture, as well as shifting ideas about race, health, femininity, and ageing. 100 Year Anniversary of ...
ancient-origins - 06/01/2019 - 14:04
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Breastfeeding Beliefs: From Invincibility to Universal Creation
... Health Foundations Birth Center, 2015. A Brief (and ...
dhwty - 01/12/2018 - 18:50
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Mummies Found in Chile Did Not Let Harsh Life Conditions Get Them Down
... a bioarchaeologist and expert in ancient society and health at the National School of Anthropology and (ENAH) in ... Biomedicine “While the environmental, technological and health conditions in ancient times could be considered ... how researchers can go about identifying psychological health in the past. It also raises exciting questions about ...
Alicia McDermott - 26/07/2016 - 00:43
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25-Million-Year-Old DNA Explains Why Humans and Apes Don’t Have Tails
... A team of geneticists, affiliated with NYU Langone Health in New York City, published a new paper in the ... work with mice, the genetic researchers from NYU Langone Health suspect that the AluY element in the human genome is ... that the evolutionary trade-off continues to impact human health today. Top image: Why is it that hominoids have ...
Nathan Falde - 28/02/2024 - 16:00
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Hundreds of Toxic Beer Bottles Found Under Old English House
... level of “0.01 mg/l” established by the World Health Organization , the group wrote on social media that this beer would have been "detrimental to health,” and that the water used to make the beer had been ... the consumption of high quantities of lead can cause major health problems depending on age. In children, learning ...
ashley cowie - 28/03/2020 - 20:39
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Poisonous Pigments: History’s Deadliest Colors
... commonly used pigments that has posed a threat to human health is lead white (also known as white lead), which can be ... was not really an improvement from its predecessor, from a health and safety point of view. It is unclear as to when ... Media. [Online] Available at: https://www.healthline.com/health/mercury-poisoning Helmenstine, A. 2019. How ...
ancient origins - 12/09/2019 - 22:52
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Ancient Plants Revive After Being Trapped in Ice for 400 Years
... on Earth for millenia. They are vital contributors to the health and vitality of polar ecosystems, playing a role in ... these lifeforms could very well represent a threat to the health and safety of humanity, and scientists should think ...
Nathan Falde - 22/07/2019 - 00:57
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Ancient Roman Elite Made Wine When not at War
... which the inhabitants of the village lived and potential health risks to which they were exposed. “Scrap lead found ... has the potential to considerably advance our knowledge of health and disease in a rural population of Roman Imperial ...
ancient-origins - 14/04/2016 - 03:47